536
Daressy #: --
Owner: Djehuty
Reasons: --
Transliteration: sA-ra HqA-tAwj dj anx Dt Hm-nTr tpj n jmn jmj-rA xtmtyw DHwtj
Translation: Son of Re Heqatawy, given life forever, first prophet of Amun, overseer of the seal-bearers, Djehuty.
Date: Iahmose I
Length: --
Colours: --
Findspots:
Alongside # 535, 22 from the bottom of the Montuhotep causeway at Asasif (Winlock 1914 [BMMA 9]: 16; Polz 2007: 151. One of them may be 13.180.64 preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Remarks:
The ascribed owner is identical to that of # 535 and # 537 and and was a contemporary of TT 232 Minmontu, the owner of # 245.
In relation to the production order of cones # 535 - # 537, the term 'HqA-tAwj' appeared only after the later rule of Iahmose I ('most likely during or after the period between regnal years 18-22'. Harvey 2007: 349). If the cones were not created at the same time, it is possible that # 535 was formed before Iahmose I was referred to as 'HqA-tAwj', with # 536 and # 537 made afterward. However, the similar design of all three cones suggests that the seal's manufacturer was the same person, indicating that there also is a possibility that these were produced concurrently.
According to Polz, the belonging of Djehuty's cones to 'Tomb 1' which was excavated by Winlock is implied by their close proximity to that grave (Polz 2007: 151-152). While Polz's hypothesis seems the most likely, it is important to note that the tomb itself does not have any inscriptions, and cones # 535 - # 537 were also discovered in front of other nearby tombs. Thus, at the present time, it is not possible to conclusively attribute ownership. In summary, Tombs 4, 7, and 8, all of which are in close proximity to Tomb 1, are potential candidates for the cones' provenance.
The British Museum houses a scarab bearing the name and title of our Djehuty (inv. no. EA 28291).
See also 01-260 in Davies's notebook, 05-149 in Macadam's DALEX file 1, and 06-066, 084, & 109 in his DALEX file 2.